Cities in Motion: The Unintended Consequences of New Technology
If the science fiction writers of the 1950s had been right, most of us today would travel around in flying cars and pneumatic trains. We would commute to work on high-speed moving sidewalks and zip across town in horizontal elevators. For short hops, we would wear personal jet packs or anti-gravity belts. Well, here we are in the early 21st century and we’re still waiting for buses, stuck in traffic jams and trying to walk across busy streets without being hit by a cab. Transportation has changed, but not in the ways predicted by science fiction. Many of the most important changes have been invisible.
Smart City Solutions Articles
Written by:
Mike Barlow and Cornelia Levy-Bencheton
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Cities in Motion: The Unintended Consequences of New Technology
Topics:
Smart Environment
Smart Mobility
Smart City Technology
Urban Mobility
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Smart Cities are Influenced by the Past, but They Look to the Future
Smart Cities are Influenced by the Past, but They Look to the Future
When we think of smart cities, we tend to think in futuristic terms. We often use the language and iconography of futurism to express our visions of what a smart city should look like. But we should also look to the past for lessons and examples of how previous generations handled the challenges of planning and developing urban spaces.
Topics:
Smart Mobility
Smart City Innovation
Smart People
Urban Planning
Urban Innovation
Future Cities
Smart City Projects
